A bit of a test

Well our time here in French Polynesia is sadly nearing an end. It is hard to believe we have spent two years floating in this South Pacific paradise. I remember when D and I had a two week vacation here in 2012 on Moorea and Bora, which set this whole crazy plan in motion. Now we have been so fortunate to explore 18 islands and atolls in three of the five archipelagoes. We still barely scraped the surface of what this incredible country has to offer.

Anyway, I digress. The purpose of this email is to test whether this posts on our blog (https://svmaple.blogspot.com/), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SailingMaple) and Following Sea track (https://followingsea.net/blog/Maple). Also, this is your opportunity to tell me to take you off our email list. If you would prefer to not receive these emails or want us to use a different address, please just let me know.

In two weeks time, we will be setting off for an epic non-stop passage from Tahiti to Alaska. We anticipate it taking us upwards of 5 to 6 weeks to sail the 4500 miles of the Pacific Ocean. Will it always be the most comfortable of rides? Mmmm, probably not. But it is going to transport us from palm trees, blue lagoons and sandy beaches to high mountain peaks, glaciers and grizzly bears. This is what motivates us to take on this adventure. And of course number one, this passage will bring us a lot closer to family and friends back in BC.

The only request I need to make is if you do want to send us an email and to be clear...I love receiving emails while on passage, please always start a new email rather than hitting reply and keep the messages text based only. Only those who receive this message via email will be able to email us in return, so if you read this on one of our blogs and want to be added to our email list, please just send me a message while we still have internet.

So here is hoping this test run actually works! Thank you for being my guinea pigs!